The Most Powerful Man in the World

Many of King Ning's generals had actually watched the city wall of Nanjing City from a distance before taking the lead. At such a height, if they really attacked, they didn't know how many lives would be taken.

Of course, if it is said that people's lives are used to pile up, as long as the city of Nanjing can be breached, then King Ning will not hesitate to order his soldiers to take their lives to attack the city.

It's a pity that Nanjing City can't be broken through by storm.

Everyone below, look at me, I'll look at you. If they say they haven't seen Nanjing City, they may still be thinking about attacking Nanjing City, but they have already seen Nanjing City. people laughed at.

Attacking Nanjing City by force is only the last resort, but if there is such a way, it will definitely not choose to attack Nanjing City by force.

After all, the battle of the siege is the most tragic, especially the siege party has to bear great damage and pressure. After the first battle, even if the city of Nanjing is broken, I am afraid that these soldiers and horses under King Ning will lose seven, seven, eight, eight. .

When the imperial army arrives, King Ning is afraid that he will not have enough troops to defend the city.

Stroking his beard, Yang Tinghe said slowly: "His Royal Highness King Ning, the art of warfare is clear: the top soldiers are attacked, the second is to attack the Jiao, the second is to attack the soldiers, and the next is to attack the city. Yang does not suggest that the prince attack Nanjing City by force."

King Ning nodded slightly, looked at Yang Tinghe and said: "Mr. Yang is very true, and this king is well aware of this, so I don't know what Mr. Yang can do?"

Yang Tinghe stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "His Royal Highness King Ning's benevolence has spread all over the south of the Yangtze River, and now His Highness is holding high the banner of the Qingjun side, and with the right way to defeat the unlawful, it will definitely win the hearts of the people, just like the battle of Anqing, we will wait. They won Anqing directly without any effort, so Nanjing City can be won without a strong attack..."

Hearing Yang Tinghe's words, King Ning didn't know what to think, and said angrily on the spot: "This king has already sent messengers to sneak into the city, and persuaded a large number of officials to persuade him to win over a large number of officials, and even a few princes in Nanjing City, Ben Wang also gave a big gift to win over, but..."

Many officials were curious about whether King Ning's wooing would have any effect, but at this moment, seeing King Ning's angry appearance, everyone's heart suddenly burst, could it be that something unexpected happened?

Everyone has no confidence in attacking the city. After all, Nanjing City is also a big city in the south of the Yangtze River. It can definitely be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if you don’t look at the hundreds of thousands of troops, you really want to break Nanjing City. So easy.

But with the example of Anqing ahead, everyone's greater hope is pinned on the officials in Nanjing who were drawn by King Ning.

As long as these people cooperate with each other, Nanjing City will not fall into their hands as easily as Anqing.It can even be said that the cities they encountered along the way, except for a very few, were almost all of the city's dignitaries, lords and even city officials.

King Ning snorted coldly: "This king has just received the news that the Duke of Wei Xu Chu and the guard eunuch Fan Heng called together officials of all sizes in Nanjing City, but Xu Chu actually sent people to arrest a group of officials who had contact with us. ."

Many people couldn't help but change their expressions when they heard this. If there was no internal response, wouldn't they be blocked from Nanjing city next?

"My lord, did Xu Chu really do this? He is crazy, isn't he afraid that the emperor will hold him accountable for mobilizing troops and horses without authorization?"

King Ning narrowed his eyes and said, "The old man Xu Chu was in charge of the troops and horses in Nanjing City, and now he is teaming up with the guard eunuch Fan Heng. , even if the Son of Heaven finds out, he will only reward him, not punish him."

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Chapter 2 The eve of the city breaking! 【[-] more】

Liu Yangzheng stroked his beard and looked at King Ning with a furious face and said, "Your Highness doesn't need to be angry, even if he has great ability, can it be said that he can still arrest all the people in the city who have their hearts on the King?"

Originally, many people felt a little disappointed when they learned that Xu Chu had actually arrested some of the officials whom King Ning had drawn to him.

Listening to Liu Yangzheng's words at this moment, everyone's eyes lit up.

That's right, with so many officials, dignitaries, and gentry in Nanjing, Xu Chu was able to find some of them to come to the greatest extent possible with Duke Wei's power and the power of the imperial court.

But no matter how powerful Jin Yiwei is, it's impossible to monitor people's hearts, right?No matter what, it is impossible to find everyone.

King Ning nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Liu is right, this king is just a little heartbroken, but Lord Du Ze and others were imprisoned by Xu Chu because of this king, until this king breaks Nanjing City. , we must let Xu Yu and others know the power of this king."

While speaking, King Ning glanced at Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng and said, "Be careful with this king, and don't let the inside of the city be exposed, otherwise, how will this king break the city."

Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng looked at each other and said to King Ning: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will be more careful this time. Except for us, no one will know the identity of the inner city!"

King Ning's eyes narrowed, and he looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, this king has decided that tomorrow evening, all the soldiers will have a full meal and follow this king into Nanjing City."

"Enter Nanjing City!"

"Enter Nanjing City!"

In Nanjing City, at several gates, teams of soldiers and horses were stationed, and even under Xu Chu's order, with the gate of the city as the center, within a radius of several hundred meters, no one was allowed to approach, except for the guards. Except for the soldiers of the city, all those who approached were killed.

Therefore, some people's homes at the gate of the city were also moved out, leaving empty homes alone.

Anyway, in order to prevent accidents, Xu Chu was more careful.

After all, Xu Chu knew very well in his heart that he had previously arrested Du Ze and other officials who colluded with King Ning, but he dared to say that these officials who were discovered were actually just some of the people who colluded with King Ning.

Apart from these, there are definitely other officials that have not been found.

If the time comes to siege the city, if these people who have colluded with King Ning suddenly come to cooperate with each other, Nanjing City will definitely be breached at that time.

Nanjing City, in the mansion of the five military governors.

Xu Chu looked at the large and small generals who were taking orders to leave, his originally tall and straight figure collapsed slightly, and his face showed a bit of tiredness.

Seeing this, Xu Peng, who was standing beside Xu Chu, gave Xu Chu a slap on the shoulder and said, "Grandpa, don't you really like some of Chu Yi's practices? Why are you doing everything you can to defend Nanjing City this time?"

He glanced at Xu Pengju indifferently and said, "Pengju, why is our Xu family able to stay in Nanjing City and take charge of Nanjing City's military and horse power?"

Xu Pengju said almost instinctively: "That's because the emperor needs our Xu family to sit in Nanjing City for him!"

Brushing his beard, Xu Fu nodded slightly and said: "Yes, the reason why the Xu family has been able to rest with the country and prosper until now is precisely because the Xu family has always been loyal to the royal family and useful to the emperor, if there is a loss in Nanjing this time. , then our Xu family will lose the foundation of its foothold, and I am afraid that in the future, we will no longer have our Xu family of Wei Guogong."

Xu Pengju said with some doubts: "But if our Xu family joins King Ning, I think King Ning will not treat our Xu family badly!"

When Xu Chu heard the words, he sneered: "I really don't have any foresight, and you don't want to think about it. If our Xu family really dedicates Nanjing City, then how can King Ning rest assured that our Xu family will still stay in Nanjing City."

Xu Pengju's expression changed, only to hear Xu Fu continue: "With our Xu family's huge network in Nanjing City, if King Ning wants to feel at ease, he will either move our Xu family out of Nanjing City, or If we eradicate our Xu family, how can he live in peace in Nanjing City?"

Xu Pengju couldn't help taking a breath. Compared with Xu Chu's scheming, he had a long-term vision. Xu Pengju had never experienced any storms, so his knowledge was naturally shallow.

With a look of shock on his face, Xu Pengju nodded towards Xu Chu and said, "Grandson, thank you grandpa for teaching me!"

Patting Xu Peng's raised hand, Xu Yu said, "So everyone in this city, including Fan Heng, can join King Ning, but my Xu family can't join King Ning, otherwise, from now on, there will be no Duke Wei in the world! "

Xu Peng nodded and said, "Don't worry, Grandpa, my grandson will definitely urge all the generals to defend Nanjing City!"

Xu Chu waved his hand and said, "Go!"

The Dong family of Nanjing City.

The Dong family is not well-known in Nanjing City, but the strength of the Dong family is not bad at all. The Dong family started out by selling smuggled salt. Over the years, they have accumulated a large family business by selling smuggled salt.

But the Dong family's behavior is indeed very low-key. Even the house where they live is just an inconspicuous mansion.

However, in the quiet room of Dong's house at this moment, several figures were masked one by one, and their figures were wrapped in black cloaks.

As a result, almost only eyes were left outside, and everyone sat there silently, and no one spoke first.

Seeing that the incense stick on the table had been burnt out, the head of the Dong family sitting there, Dong Changming coughed lightly, glanced at a few people present and said slowly: "You must have also received a secret letter from His Highness, Dong Mou doesn't know how many people His Highness has summoned, but those who can appear here must be determined to help His Highness King Ning, so Dong Mou is here to thank you all on behalf of His Highness."

I saw a figure wrapped in a cloak, with a rickety figure, and said with a hoarse voice: "The Dong family leader is polite, the reason why we choose to help King Ning is because we believe in King Ning. I will definitely be able to overthrow the rule of the faint-hearted monarch, kill the traitor Chu Yi, and return the peace of Jiangnan to the world."

Dong Changming smiled and nodded and said: "What this brother said is very true. So Dong Mou will be different from everyone. I think the purpose of everyone gathering here today is to discuss a solution, so as to cooperate with His Royal Highness. , when the time comes to welcome His Highness into the city smoothly!"

One person was tall and tall, with a faint brow of sword visible, and his eyes flashed brightly and said: "In my opinion, Xu Chu's layout in the city can be said to be watertight, whether it is at the city gate or on the long street, there are soldiers patrolling. With homes scattered all over the city, it was difficult to get together without disturbing the patrols."

Dong Changming thought deeply and said: "Yes, Xu Yu has some means, not only to clear the people at the gate of the city, but also to send soldiers to patrol the city, and even give orders, but anyone who gathers more than ten people will be called a traitor. It should be dealt with within, and beheaded!"

These methods of Xu Chu really played a big role, at least Dong Changming and others didn't have any better way to deal with it for a while.

As Dong Changming said, the people present were too scattered, and the city of Nanjing was so big that it was impossible for everyone to live together. If there were no soldiers to patrol, they could find a way to gather the strength of each family.

The key point, Xu Chuan, ordered that if the young and strong nurses kept in their mansion dared to gather together and appear on the street, the guards would be killed on the spot by the patrolling soldiers as rebels.

For a while in the quiet room, it was terrifyingly quiet for a while, and suddenly someone said, "He has a good plan, and I have also had a wall ladder. We can break it down into pieces, and quietly approach one of the city gates in twos and threes. Yes."

Dong Changming stroked his beard and sighed slightly, then slowly shook his head and said: "That's what I said, but if we add up, can we at least make up one or two thousand people? At this juncture, one or two thousand people can be considered as a whole. Zero, but if it appears near the city gate, it will be very conspicuous, and it will be exposed!"

The man's eyes gleamed brightly and said: "If you expose it, you will be exposed. The big deal is to kill it directly. Besides, the time agreed by the lord is in the evening. At that time, we can take advantage of the night, and at most it is only when we are close to the gate of the city that we may be attacked. Find."

Hearing this, a light flashed in the eyes of many people.

Yes, they ignored the time issue. King Ning chose to attack the city in the evening, but it helped them solve a big problem.

At that time, the night will cover you, and you can really get close to the city gate. Even if you are discovered at that time, it will not affect the overall situation.

Dong Changming clapped his hands and praised: "It's so good, then we'll make an appointment. After everyone goes back, mobilize his subordinates in the Dinghuyuan, break them into pieces, and welcome the prince into the city."

In the city, Xu Pengju personally led a team of soldiers to patrol the long street. The people in the city already knew that Nanjing City was surrounded by the rebels of King Ning. A strong sense of depression permeated the sky above Nanjing City. King Ning was afraid that he was going to attack the city.

Nanjing City, which has been equalized for hundreds of years, is really the first to encounter such a thing. Even if Chu Yi started killing people in Nanjing City before, everyone did not feel such a sense of depression.

Except for a few figures on the long street, there are no more figures at all. Even so, those who appear on the long street will be interrogated.

Although it is impossible for everyone to check clearly, if the patrolmen see any suspicious people on the long street, they will go forward and ask.

Xu Pengju looked at the sky, the sky had already dimmed at this moment, and Xu Pengju, who had been inspecting for almost a day, was really exhausted. He thought that after he went back, he would have to take a good hot bath, and then Have a good night's rest.

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Chapter 3 It's good to have the city broken! 【[-] more】

Suddenly, Xu Peng raised his eyes and frowned, a look of doubt flashed in his eyes and shouted at the people in front: "You guys, stop for me!"

On the long street ahead, several figures were walking together. That's fine. On weekdays, Xu Pengju wouldn't even take a second glance.

But at this time, at this place, it is unlikely that so many people will appear on the long street at once. You must know that he has been patrolling for nearly a day. Not many people know what is going on in the city better than him.

Under the order of his family's Dinghaishenzhen, the entire long street of Nanjing City suddenly became a lot deserted, and it was rare to see many people on the street.

It is said that at this time, everyone should go home early and shut the door.

But there were a lot of people in front of them. These people walked in groups and slowly, which made Xu Pengju feel suspicious.

Xu Peng only heard a shout, and the people on the opposite side were stunned when they heard the words, and then they heard a loud shout: "Brothers, fight with these dog officials!"

"Kill the traitor, King Yingxian, kill the traitor, King Yingxian!"

Suddenly, the people who were walking in twos and threes not far away rushed up to Xu Pengju and the others.

Xu Pengju's team of patrolling soldiers added up to only dozens of people. It seems that the number is quite large. If it is used to shock the people, dozens of people are enough.

The key point is that it is not ordinary people who are on the way, but the family members and nurses who have joined together more than a dozen families in the city.

To a certain extent, these people can almost be used as dead soldiers, so these people are even more fierce than the patrolling soldiers led by Xu Pengju.

It is also fortunate that more than a dozen of these patrolling soldiers under Xu Peng's hands are servants of the Duke of Wei's mansion. These servants are naturally the children of the Duke of Wei's mansion. The rebel army should run towards Xu Pengqi, and almost immediately rushed forward to protect Xu Fu behind him.

"Let's go, little master!"

Xu Pengju glanced at the nearly [-] rebels who had gathered in the blink of an eye and couldn't help frowning, especially when there were many rebels swarming around, Xu Pengju realized that King Ning in the city had begun to act.

At this moment, the sound of shouting and killing suddenly came from outside the city.

Xu Pengju reacted at once. King Ning actually chose to attack the city at this time. Obviously, the rebels in the city should act at this time to welcome King Ning's army into the city.

Xu Pengju took a deep breath, neatly hacked a rebel army who had rushed up, and then jumped into the rear and shouted in a deep voice: "Everyone, fight and retreat, don't let them get close to the city gate... "

"Kill, break the city gate, welcome King Ning into the city..."

There was a burst of shouting and killing all around, and Xu Pengjun looked around and saw that black people suddenly appeared from every corner.

These people are dressed in ordinary clothes, which can be described as various. At first glance, they are no different from ordinary people. If they really want to say, they don't know when they are tied with red cloth strips on their arms.